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`Be it known thatV I, CoNsTAN'rrNE D. JIANAs, a subject of the Kingdomof Greece, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and Stateof Missouri, Ahave invented certa-in new and useful Improvements inCounter-Service Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a service device for use at soda fountains andthe like, and my object is to provide an attractive as well as usefuldevice of this character wherein accessories commonlyused around a sodafountain, such as spices, straws,

-` menu cards, etc., are assembled for convenience of the patrons.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, reference will nowbe had to the accompanying drawings, in which: Y

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the device.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on line In carrying out the invention, Iemploy a pedestal 2 having a socket 4 in its upper portion to receivethe lower end of acrystal or other elongated jar 6 open at its upper endto receive straws A, such as are customarily employed at soda fountains.The jar 6 is secured in position in the socket 4 by means of a band 8secured to the top of the pedestal by suitable means such as pins 10.The band 8 is made in two sections and projects into a peripheral groove12 in the lower portion of the jar 6 to reliably` hold the same upon thepedestal 2.

Spaced above the groove 12 is another peripheral groove 14 formed in thejar 6 between two peripheral beads 16 to receive an annulus 18, providedwith shelves 2O having depressions 22 to hold accessories, such as saltand spice receptacles B and C.

Spaced above the groove 14 is anothergroove 26 formed by peripheralbeads28 to receive an annulus 30 from which brack- Each bracket 32 isprovided at its outer end with a rack 34 to hold a menu card. Each rack34 is of V-form in plan view, the two wings 36 thus provided having aledge 37 extending across their lower portions and upon which a menucard may rest, the wings 36 serving as a support for the back of themenu card.

The upper portion of each rack 34 is I coNs'rANTINE D. JIANAS, orvmms-As cITY, 1vi1s.scitm1.`"Y i COUNTER-SERVICE DEVICE.

Appncatin filed Nvember 22,1923. .serian Nb. $76,273. f. i f l Air EN r.oz-Fgrffliet4 'provided with aeiamp .es fr hifiing'satiii of fare ormenu card' in additionto the one held by each rack. Each clamp 38comprises a xed jaw 40 integral with or otherwise secured to theassociate bracket 34, a movable jaw 42, springs 44 for pressing the jaw42 towards the jaw 40, and ,set screws 48 threaded into the fixed jaw 40and eX- tending freely through the'movable jaw 42 to yieldably hold thelatter upon the former. The tension of the springs 44 is regulated byproper adjustment of the set screws 48. Each movable aw 42 has areinforcement 50 at its upper portion, which serves as a 4handle wherebysaid jaw 42 may be lifted from the jaw 40 to admit the upper edge of abill of fare or menu card.

Referring again to the jar 6 it' will be noted that its bottom 52 isdome shaped as shown by Fig. 3. This serves tohold the straws A in stepformation, so that a single straw may be easily grasped and lifted fromthe jar after removal of the lid 54. The lid 54 is provided with a knob56 whereby it may be removed from or placed upon the jar 6. The knob- 56has a stem 58 extending downwardly from the j lrespective bottoms of thejar 6 and a tube 68 and provided with a shoulder 66 engaging the bottomof said tube 68 to secure the sameto thebottom of the jar. A rubber orother yieldable washer 70 is interposed between the bottom of the jarand the lower end of the tube 68 while a similar washer 72 is interposedbetween the bottom ofthe jar and a nut 74 threaded on the lower end ofthe bolt 64 toprotect said bottom from injury when the nut 74 is screwedup. The tube 68 encloses the cable 60 and spring 62, so that the strawsA will not come in contact therewith when being placed within or removedfrom the jar 6.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that I have provided adevice upon which a number of accessories may be assembled for theconvenience o-f patrons, vand while I have shown and described thepreferred construction, combination and arrangement of parts, I reservethe right to make such changes las properly fall Within the spirit' andscope of the invention as claimed.

Having thusv described my invention, What I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

A device of the character described consisting of a jar arranged to-support eX- teriorly disposed shelves andk brackets and l0having'al'ddineshaped bottom, a lid to said jar, a tube open at itsupper end 'and closed at its bottom, a bolt securing tlie bottoms of thejar and said tube together and projecting in to the recess Aformed bythe dome shaped bottom of the jar, al cable connected to the lid andextending down into said tube, and a coil spring secured at its ends tosaid cable and said bolt.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CONSTNTNE D. JANAS.

